I hope everyone is well and truly ready for the christmas season and spending the time with loved ones. We are pretty much all organised here just a couple more presents to wrap. Already having Charlie has made a big difference to how I feel about christmas, I'm actually looking forward to it. I was certainly not a Grinch before, but I must admit it wasn't my favourite holiday.

The little one is getting so big now, she is stronger and far more animated too. She will coo at you, smile, is more alert for longer and is even sleeping from around 8-9pm to about 3am, so I get a decent little stint of sleep before continuing the 3 hour feeds.

Here are some recent pics, lots of Christmas layouts will come featuring these photos I'm sure:

This pic shows how much more alert she is, first time under a play gym and it kept her attention for quite a while. Lucky little girl is getting one for christmas so I can't wait to see how she responds to it.

I have also been busily creating and packing January's 'A Piece of Cake Designs' Kits, can't wait to reveal more.

I won't be updating again for a few days so I hope everyone has a safe and fabulous Christmas with their loved ones xxx

Lately, well throughout pregnancy anyway - I was finding it hard to scrap and be happy with the pages. Now, I am actually liking the pages I am doing.

Last night I spent an hour working on a page for the current Kraft it Up challenge, I always reach for Kraft as a base (my 'mojo layouts' have all been kraft - I think because it goes so well with my black cardstock silhouette cuts) so thought I may as well give a challenge a go :)

Here is a sneak to my creative mess - as the page isn't done yet, have to add the final touches

I love how instagram can make my bombsite of a desk look cute and airy fairy. In reality it looked like this

Yesterday was my first day wrapping presents for Christmas. So time consuming!

I chose this year a cool colour combo of typo papers

If you get a chance pop into a store and read the speech bubbles on the printed one! Slightly funny but definitely adults only content ha. I have to make sure Grandmas present doesn't get wrapped in that one!

I've been thinking more about doing Project Life in the new year. I think it will definitely be something I'll work on. But I'm trying to figure out if I should do both of the following:

- a project life album (weekly updates and documenting for the year) As well as traditional layouts throughout

- Charlotte's album - which will be a mix of everyday layouts and project life style ones.

My only question is- will I be able to find time to do all this? I'm incredibly behind (haven't started) officially documenting the pregnancy and Charlie's first 10 weeks of life. I don't want to set myself up to fail really.

The sponsors this month are 2 Crafty and Deer and Fawn. 2 Craft are donating a $30 prize pack and Deer and Fawn a $10 voucher. All you need to win is follow the above criteria and make sure you add a handmade embellishment to your page :)

My sample is going to be revealed mid month and I will share here of course too.

I have been busy reorganising my craft room so that I could get in there and create. Charlotte has started to be more settled and this is allowing me to have small blocks of time free where instead of cleaning or cooking I could have some 'me' time. But before I did that I needed to clean and sort that space I call my scrapbooking room.

I'm loving it so far, though there is still some sorting to be done...

Finally pictures on the walls!

My silhouette and matching typewriter ... hoping to have a play with the silhouette this weekend, I've had it a few weeks now and haven't used it

My new trolley with my mixed media supplies in it and my cute pink TV from Aldi.

So what do you think?

Cannot believe it is nearly christmas and I have been trying to do some shopping online, if anyone knows of any good online stores for pressies would love to hear about them.

My little girl is getting bigger and bigger - she is 2 months old already!

She has made so many changes; is smiling now, talking a little bit, kicking her legs and getting bigger day by day! Love her to pieces <3 p="p">
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